Daniel Martinez

Daniel Martinez is February’s artist of the month. A native El Pasoan and humble individual, his art clearly portrays iconic places/things throughout El Paso. It is wonderful because it speaks for itself and it can make one nostalgic especially if one is an El Paso native living elsewhere. I believe that his art is vibrant and even though sometimes there are a lot of things being portrayed at once, it is not overwhelming at all. It is part of it. It’s amazing to see how celebrated El Paso is! He is a multi-faceted artist that does not only stick to El Paso-related art. It’s all kinds of art! From Frida Khalo to La Virgen de Guadalupe to football related art! 

He was inspired by his father who he says was very creative as well. Daniel said that he "grew up very humble." Daniel also mentioned that growing up he was “average” at school, meaning school was not his forté. However, he did great when it came to painting! Daniel has been drawing since he was four years old. His elementary school would host an art competition every year and he won five years in a row! His love for art has only grew after that. 

Daniel still continues to paint and express his creative side as much as he can. He said that he is mostly a landscape artist, but lately his work features iconic El Paso places and people like the beautiful El Paso sunsets and Eddie Guerrero. He loves the warm orange-gold tones of the sunset, which he said he loves to emphasize in his paintings. Daniel is always inspired by his surroundings and he hopes people can appreciate his art. It’s amazing to see artists celebrate their hometown through art and Daniel certainly archives that. 


It is highly recommended that everyone goes and checks out his art at Chuco Relic all month long!!  Go follow @chucorelic on Instagram for updates!